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Baturite porcupine

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Species of rodent

Baturite porcupine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Erethizontidae
Genus: Coendou
Species: C. baturitensis
Binomial name
Coendou baturitensis
Feijó & Langguth, 2013

The Baturite porcupine (Coendou baturitensis) is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae that is found in Brazil. The name refers to the locality of origin, a forests on a mountain range similar to the Brejos de Altitude of the Brazilian Northeast where a fauna different from that of the surrounding semiarid Caatinga can be found.

References

  1. "New mountain porcupine discovered in Brazil (photos)". Mongabay Environmental News. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  2. Prostak, Sergio (2013-12-02). "Coendou baturitensis: New Porcupine Discovered in Brazil | Biology | Sci-News.com". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
Extant species of family Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
Erethizontinae
Coendou
(Prehensile-tailed
porcupines)
Erethizon
Chaetomyinae
Chaetomys
Category
Taxon identifiers
Coendou baturitensis
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